In honor of President's Day, we’re doing a 2 part series about United States presidents who were widowers, either before or after entering the White House.
Presidents who were widowed prior to their election include:
Presidents who were widowed prior to their election include:
Thomas Jefferson (1801 – 1809)
- Jefferson’s wife Martha died following childbirth in 1781.
Andrew Jackson (1829 – 1837)
- Jackson’s wife Rachel died in 1829, just prior to Jackson’s inauguration.
Martin Van Buren (1837 – 1841)
- Van Buren’s wife Hannah died of tuberculosis in 1819.
Chester A. Arthur (1881 – 1885)
- Arthur’s wife Ellen died of pneumonia in 1880.
Joseph Biden (2020 - Present)- Jefferson’s wife Martha died following childbirth in 1781.
Andrew Jackson (1829 – 1837)
- Jackson’s wife Rachel died in 1829, just prior to Jackson’s inauguration.
Martin Van Buren (1837 – 1841)
- Van Buren’s wife Hannah died of tuberculosis in 1819.
Chester A. Arthur (1881 – 1885)
- Arthur’s wife Ellen died of pneumonia in 1880.
- Biden's wife Neilia died in a car crash in 1972.
Presidents whose early days in office were shadowed by the loss of their spouses include:
John Tyler (1841 – 1845)
- A reclusive invalid, Letitia Tyler became, in 1842, the first presidential wife to die in the White House.
Woodrow Wilson (1913 – 1921)
- His wife Ellen died in 1914 of Bright’s disease.
- A reclusive invalid, Letitia Tyler became, in 1842, the first presidential wife to die in the White House.
Woodrow Wilson (1913 – 1921)
- His wife Ellen died in 1914 of Bright’s disease.
Learn about which presidents remarried in part 2 .
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